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2. Ohio and Erie Canal - Wikipedia

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   The Ohio and Erie Canal was a canal constructed during the 1820s and early 1830s in Ohio. It connected Akron with the Cuyahoga River near its outlet on Lake Erie in Cleveland, and a few years later, with the Ohio River near Portsmouth. It also had connections to other canal systems in Pennsylvania . The canal carried freight traffic from 1827 ...

3. Majestic (riverboat) - Wikipedia

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   Majestic. (riverboat) /  38.95500°N 84.28167°W  / 38.95500; -84.28167. The Majestic is a historic riverboat that is moored on the Ohio River at Manchester, Ohio. Built in 1923, she was the last floating theater to be built in the United States, and one of its longest-lived. She was declared a National Historic Landmark on December 20, 1989.

4. USS Phenakite - Wikipedia

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   1942-. 1 × 3 in (76 mm)/23 cal. 4 × .5 in (13 mm)Browning Machine Gun, Cal. .50, M2, HB, single anti-aircraft guns (4x1) 2 × Mark 6 Depth charge racks. USS Phenakite (PYc-25) was a converted yacht that was used by the United States Navy during World War I and World War II. The vessel was also known as Celt, Sachem (SP-192), Sightseer and ...

5. Ohio-class submarine - Wikipedia

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   The Ohio class of nuclear-powered submarines includes the United States Navy 's 14 ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) and its four cruise missile submarines (SSGNs). Each displacing 18,750 tons submerged, the Ohio -class boats are the largest submarines ever built for the U.S. Navy. They are also the third-largest submarines ever built ...

6. Donald B. (towboat) - Wikipedia

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   December 20, 1989 [2] Standard, also known historically as Donald B and Barbara H, is a paddlewheel towboat that has been named a US National Historic Landmark and is now based at Bellaire in eastern Ohio. [3] Built in 1923, she is the oldest surviving unaltered rear-wheel towboat afloat. The boat was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1989.

7. Steamboats of the Mississippi - Wikipedia

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   Launched in 1814 at Brownsville, Pennsylvania, for the Monongahela and Ohio Steam Boat Company, she was a dramatic departure from Fulton's boats. [1] The Enterprise - featuring a high-pressure steam engine, a single stern paddle wheel, and shoal draft - proved to be better suited for use on the Mississippi compared to Fulton's boats.